Young tigers draw raves as they make public debut

Marta stays close to her twin Amur tiger cubs, now on exhibit at the Toledo Zoo in Toledo, Ohio. THE BLADE/LORI KING BY TANYA IRWIN BLADE STAFF WRITER Published: 1/6/2012 – Updated: 2 days ago Two of the Toledo Zoo’s most anticipated young residents got a warm welcome Friday morning from zoo employees, volunteers, and [...]

Russian and US veterinarians collaborate to solve mysterious wild tiger deaths

A camera trap image of a Siberian (Amur) tiger in the Russian Far East. A team of health experts from the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society and several Russian organizations have confirmed the presence of distemper in wild tiger populations, a finding that will enable conservationists to formulate measures to mitigate this recent threat. Credit: [...]

Two tiger cubs born at Toledo Zoo

This den cam image shows two newborn tiger cubs, highlighted in the light gray circles, who were born at the Toledo Zoo to mother Marta. TOLEDO ZOO  The Toledo Zoo announced Friday the birth of two Amur tiger cubs. The newborn big cats were born Monday to first-time mother, Marta. “We remain cautious because litters [...]

Tiger’s Day celebrated in Russia

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:37a.m. Vladivostok and several other cities in Russia’s Primorsky Krai celebrated “Tiger’s Day” over the weekend. Tiger’s Day is an annual festival celebrated in Russia to promote the protection of the Siberian Tiger, a mammal also known as the Amur or Manchurian Tiger. In several Russian cities, orange became the most [...]

IFAW Launches ‘Will Only Words Remain?’ Campaign During Tiger Day Celebrations in Russia

Press Release Sept. 23, 2011, 10:32 a.m. EDT VLADIVOSTOK, Russia, Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — As thousands of Russians prepare to celebrate annual Tiger Day festivities this weekend from Moscow to Vladivostok, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) is launching a public awareness campaign, Will Only Words Remain?, to [...]

Tiger tale comes to an end

Marie Camilleri (Glover), shown here with her then five-year-old tiger Bonnie, had some sad news to report this week. Bonnie, who briefly lived in South Freetown with her brother Clyde, passed away Tuesday at the Oaklawn Farm Zoo in Nova Scotia Note: Tiger World News is committed to informing the public about the endangered state [...]

Tiger cubs step into spotlight at Syracuse’s Rosamond Gifford zoo

Syracuse, NY — The Amur tiger triplets born May 7 at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse made their first public appearance this morning, although a bit reluctantly at first. Misha and her brothers Kuza and Yuri were introduced by Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney. Kuza emerged first through the gate leading to the viewing [...]

Animal-rescue experts help Tripoli Zoo

Veterinarians from Austria’s Four Paws International try to save Osama, a Siberian tiger at the Tripoli Zoo From Jill Dougherty, CNN Foreign Affairs Correspondent September 12, 2011 — Updated 0133 GMT (0933 HKT) Tripoli, Libya (CNN) — In a city slashed by war, a tiger fights for life. Osama, a Siberian tiger at the Tripoli [...]

Easy, tiger! Incredible moment huge animal is released back into the wild after being rescued from a poacher’s snare

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 4:15 PM on 3rd July 2011 This is the incredible moment an angry and fearsome tiger makes a bid for freedom – after being rescued from a poacher’s snare. The hulking beast, named Victor, was nursed back to health by experts for a week after being caught in [...]

Fake Tiger Escapes from Zoo

2011-02-23 11:0631 A dangerous tiger is on the loose at the Tama Zoo in Tokyo. And 70 staff members scramble to get the ferocious animal back behind bars. The harmless-looking exercise was designed to simulate a scenario in which a Siberian tiger escapes, in order to test the staff’s response in recapturing it.   And [...]